2 papers
astro-ph.HE2025
The Multiple Paths to Merger of Unequal-Mass Black Hole Binaries in the Disks of Active Galactic Nuclei
Alexander J. Dittmann, Adam M. Dempsey, Hui Li
The accretion disks that power active galactic nuclei (AGN) are thought to house populations of stars and compact objects; after forming binaries these compact objects may merge, b…
astro-ph.SR2024
The Santa Barbara Binary-Disk Code Comparison
Paul C. Duffell, Alexander J. Dittmann, Daniel J. D'Orazio +13
We have performed numerical calculations of a binary interacting with a gas disk, using eleven different numerical methods and a standard binary-disk setup. The goal of this study…